Harem Daily Life

After staying in the palace for a while, the thin Li Cairen seemed to have been reborn. Not only did her complexion improve a lot, but she also looked radiant and rosy. She walked to He Linzhang in a graceful manner, bowed slightly, and said in a coquettish voice that seemed to make people's bones melt: "Your Majesty, I greet you."

However, before she finished her words, tears welled up in Li Cairen's beautiful eyes, and she tried hard not to let the tears fall.

Her voice trembled slightly, with a little grievance and resentment, and she continued: "I have come here many times, but Your Majesty was always busy with government affairs and had no time to see me. Today I finally get to see Your Majesty, and the longing and worry in my heart have been comforted a little. I am already satisfied."

He Linzhang looked at Li Cairen expressionlessly and asked calmly, "Are you feeling better?"

Li Cairen raised her lips slightly, revealing a faint smile, and replied softly: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. My injuries have basically healed. The imperial physician also prescribed me a scar-removing ointment. Unless you look closely, you can hardly see the scars."

After that, Li Cairen raised her eyes and gazed at He Linzhang lovingly. There seemed to be a thousand words in her eyes, but she hesitated to speak, leaving only a touch of tenderness like water: "Your Majesty, do you want to see it yourself?"

He Linzhang slowly moved his eyes away: "Since you have returned to the palace to recuperate, you should cherish this opportunity, behave yourself, and don't cause any trouble again." There was a hint of warning in his tone, which made people feel awe.

Then, he changed the subject and mentioned the Fourth Princess: "I heard that you took the Fourth Princess back to raise her? The Fourth Princess was raised very well by Liang Zhaoyi. Since you brought her back, you should be more attentive and raise her well."

Li Cairen's heart tightened. Seeing that the emperor had no interest in her and asked about the child instead, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. She could only nod and reply: "Yes, I will keep it in mind. But speaking of it, Your Majesty has rarely visited the Fourth Princess recently. She misses Your Majesty very much."

Li Cairen raised her head and looked at He Linzhang with resentful eyes: "Your Majesty, you accompany the eldest princess and the others every day. You have more than one princess. Please give more love to the fourth princess."

Li Cairen said earnestly that she hoped that in this way, the emperor would pay more attention and care to the Fourth Princess. As long as His Majesty often visited the Fourth Princess, she would have more opportunities to see His Majesty. Meeting often was the first step to regaining His Majesty's favor.

He Linzhang slowly lowered his eyes: "Government affairs are busy, and I don't have free time every day. I will go when I have time."

Li Cairen was anxious and wanted to set the exact time for the meeting with the emperor. She raised her head tenderly, stared at the emperor with eyes as clear as water, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, when will you go?"

Just as Li Cairen was expecting the emperor's answer, Eunuch Zhang suddenly walked in and interrupted their conversation. After respectfully saluting the emperor, Eunuch Zhang reported: "Your Majesty, Ningyuan Hou and General Gu are here and are waiting outside the imperial study."

He Linzhang glanced at Li Cairen and said, "Okay, you can go back first."

How could the concubine Keli be willing to leave like this? She put down the food box and took out a plate of snacks from it: "After I went to Jingci Temple, I not only devoted myself to worshiping Buddha, but also learned how to make snacks. Please have a taste, Your Majesty."

He Linzhang frowned slightly, but still took it and took a bite. The taste was much worse than what Yan Yan made.

He swallowed it with difficulty, and did not take the second bite, urging: "I have something to discuss with Ningyuan Hou, you should leave first!"

Seeing the emperor's impatient expression, Li Cairen felt very aggrieved. She stepped forward boldly, holding a handkerchief tightly in her hand, wanting to wipe the corner of the emperor's mouth.

However, just when she was about to touch her, He Linzhang suddenly turned sideways as if he had been electrocuted, avoiding Li Cairen's movement.

This sudden dodge caught Li Cairen off guard. Her hand stopped awkwardly in mid-air, with a look of astonishment and confusion on her face.

"Your Majesty, are you annoyed if you look at me one more time? My appearance hasn't changed, my figure hasn't changed, nothing has changed. Your Majesty used to love me so much, I feel so disappointed." After saying this, Li Cairen shook He Linzhang's arm with her hand, with obvious coquettish intentions.

While the two were pulling each other, Ning Yuanhou and Gu Yi came in and saw this sticky scene.

The two looked at each other, inexplicably angry.

He Linzhang pushed Li Cairen away helplessly: "Don't make trouble, leave now!"

Li Cairen adjusted her hair and said, "Then Your Majesty, please remember to come and see me. Your Majesty has promised to do so."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at the Gu family father and son provocatively before walking out gracefully.

Ning Yuanhou and Gu Yi came today to report on the affairs of the garrison camp outside the capital. Suddenly, they saw the emperor and Li Cairen being affectionate with each other. They both felt a little depressed when they were reporting.

In the past, the monarch and his subjects were always in harmony, talking and laughing. But today, the atmosphere in the imperial study was much colder. After finishing the business, Ning Yuanhou said, "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine is about to give birth. I beg Your Majesty to allow my wife and Madam Tao to go to the palace to accompany her in childbirth."

Originally, Madam Tao had already decided to enter the palace to accompany Tao Yanyan, but Ning Yuanhou was worried after seeing Li Cairen's behavior today. His wife was more aggressive than Madam Tao, and her methods were more ruthless. In many cases, only such people could resist people with the same deep scheming.

Besides, one more person in the palace means one more helper. Yan Yan gave birth to twins, which was more difficult and dangerous than other pregnancies. If he were not a man and could not enter the harem, he would have wanted to guard the door of the delivery room himself to ensure her safe delivery.

He Linzhang knew that Ningyuan Hou valued Tao Yanyan, so he thought about it and agreed: "Okay, I agree."

The two of them saw that their work was done, so they respectfully took their leave. When they came out, they found that the beautiful lady had not left. It looked like she was waiting for someone at the door on purpose.

Thinking of the agreement between Li Cairen and the emperor in the imperial study, the faces of the Gu father and son became extremely ugly.

The two of them did not greet Li Cairen and wanted to walk straight past her, but unexpectedly Li Cairen called out to them, "General Gu, how are you?"

Gu Yi stopped and glanced at her sideways: "I wonder if Ms. Li has any advice for you?"

Ning Yuanhou also stopped and looked at Li Cairen with displeasure.

Li Cairen smiled and said, "General Gu really has deep feelings for Concubine Tao. After that incident, he did not avoid suspicion and continued to follow Concubine Tao. General, aren't you afraid that after a long time, His Majesty will become suspicious and it will be bad for you?"

Gu Yi sneered, ignoring her provocation, and said coldly: "My heart is clear, and I am innocent with the Imperial Concubine, so there is no need to avoid suspicion. But you, Li Cairen, have a dirty mind and want to frame the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine spared your life, but you didn't turn back and still want to be her enemy. Li Cairen, I advise you to be careful in your words and deeds, and don't make any more mistakes, otherwise, the Imperial Concubine will be soft-hearted, but our Gu family's swords will not be soft-hearted."

Li Cairen's pretty face turned pale. She had just clearly seen a hint of murderous intent in Gu Yi's eyes.